The Darjeeling Limited is the fifth feature-length film written and directed by Wes Anderson. The story focuses on three brothers (Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, and Adrien Brody) as they embarque on a soul-searching journey on a train through India after the passing of their father. It was released on October 26, 2007 and is currently available on DVD and Blu-ray.
Plot
After their father passes away, three estranged brothers meet up on a train named "The Darjeeling Limited".
Hotel Chevalier
- Main article: Hotel Chevalier
Anderson also wrote and directed the 2007 short film Hotel Chevalier, starring Jason Schwartzman and Natalie Portman. The 13-minute film acts as a prologue to The Darjeeling Limited. In it, Jack's ex-girlfriend turns up unexpectedly at his hotel room in Paris, and they spend the night together. Originally attached to festival screenings of The Darjeeling Limited, it was removed during the limited theatrical release and instead made available on Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store as a free download. On October 26, 2007, Hotel Chevalier was removed from iTunes in favor of releasing it in theaters with the wide release of The Darjeeling Limited.
Cast
- Owen Wilson as Francis Whitman
- Adrien Brody as Peter Whitman
- Jason Schwartzman as Jack Whitman
- Anjelica Huston as Sister Patricia Whitman
- Waris Ahluwalia as The Chief Steward
- Amara Karan as Rita
- Natalie Portman as Jack's ex
- Wallace Wolodarsky as Brendan
- Bill Murray as The Businessman
- Camilla Rutherford as Alice Whitman
- Barbet Schroeder as The Mechanic
- Irrfan Khan as The Father
Videos
Trailer
File:The Darjeeling Limited Movie Trailer - Trailer |
Clips
File:The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Clip What happened to your face? | File:The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Clip I don't feel good about myself |
What happened to your face? | I don't feel good about myself |
File:The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Clip He escaped | File:The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Clip Is that my belt? |
He escaped | Is that my belt? |
File:The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Clip We haven't located us yet | File:The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Clip Welcome aboard |
We haven't located us yet | Welcome aboard |
Featurettes
File:The Darjeeling Limited Movie Interview - Wes Anderson | File:The Darjeeling Limited Movie Interview - Video Interviews |
Wes Anderson Interview | Cast and Crew Interviews |
File:The Darjeeling Limited DVD Feature-Behind-the-Scenes - Most Beautiful Thing | File:The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Interview Owen Wilson "On his first impression of the story" |
The beautiful hand-crafted train | Owen Wilson on the story |
File:The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Interview Adrien Brody "On working on the film with Wes Anderson" | File:The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Interview Jason Schwartzman "On the script being accurate with the location" |
Adrien Brody on working with Anderson | Jason Schwartzman on the script |